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keith99

http://content.tv3.ie/content/videos/0014/NN1_12_01_4x3_1_4504.flv
well this is the best debate on tv about Gaza from Ireland's TV3's "Nightly News with Vincent Brown"
if you go to www.tv3.ie
click on nightly news, click on gaza conflict

Koloman

keith99 wrote: »

http://content.tv3.ie/content/videos/0014/NN1_12_01_4x3_1_4504.flv
well this is the best debate on tv about Gaza from Ireland's TV3's "Nightly News with Vincent Brown"
if you go to www.tv3.ie
click on nightly news, click on gaza conflict

I seen this debate the other night and thought it was excellent, although Vincent lost control a bit towards the end! Vincent Brown can blow hot and cold, as the saying goes when he's good he's very very good but when he is bad he is awful. On this occasion he was the former.

Elmo

Koloman wrote: »

I seen this debate the other night and thought it was excellent, although Vincent lost control a bit towards the end! Vincent Brown can blow hot and cold, as the saying goes when he's good he's very very good but when he is bad he is awful. On this occasion he was the former.

Yeah have to agree. He seems to go for this statement alot which can be highly annoying. "Will you answer the question I asked.... look lets just stop now if your not going to answer the question".

Let them finish Vincent and then complement them on not answer the question asked. After all they are politicans, what are you expecting a straight forward answer.

I will have to take a look at the show later on.

watty

Moved from Cable & Digital TV | Broadcast.

Elmo

watty wrote: »

Moved from Cable & Digital TV | Broadcast.

The posts have nothing to do with RTÉ News.

ateam

Vincent Browne's programme is the best homemade programme on tv3. Always topical, interesting and never dull.

Sad Professor

Elmo wrote: »

Yeah have to agree. He seems to go for this statement alot which can be highly annoying. "Will you answer the question I asked.... look lets just stop now if your not going to answer the question".

Let them finish Vincent and then complement them on not answer the question asked. After all they are politicans, what are you expecting a straight forward answer.

No but a good interviewer should always demand a proper answer to an important question and not allow themselves to be walked all over. Politicians are very aware of the fact that there's limited time on tv/radio so when they get a question they don't like or don't know about, they waffle on and on about something else until the time is up. Irish politicians in particular are masters of this kinda of media filibustering. But Browne rarely stands it which I find very refreshing. Admittedly he sometimes goes too far. On his old radio show he would often spend 15-20 minutes heckling a politician over their refusal to answer a question.

It is still very entertaining though. He almost brought Barry Andrews to tears a couple of weeks ago.

I'd love to see Browne back on radio. Like maybe the Eamon Keane slot on Newstalk.

monument

Elmo wrote: »

Yeah have to agree. He seems to go for this statement alot which can be highly annoying. "Will you answer the question I asked.... look lets just stop now if your not going to answer the question".

I expect hear "you have not answered the question I asked" etc from any respectable broadcast journalist when a politician is talking nonsense.

As well as Browne, I've been Matt Cooper more and more lately.

Elmo wrote: »

Let them finish Vincent and then complement them on not answer the question asked.

If somebody is clearly talking way off the subject or just coming out with a load of drivel, why should he wait until they finish? As Sad Professor said there's limited time on radio and TV.

Elmo wrote: »

After all they are politicans, what are you expecting a straight forward answer.

I'm expecting journalist to do their jobs and not let politicians and others away with nonsensical excuses and other drivel.

Elmo

monument wrote: »

I expect hear "you have not answered the question I asked" etc from any respectable broadcast journalist when a politician is talking nonsense.

As well as Browne, I've been Matt Cooper more and more lately.



If somebody is clearly talking way off the subject or just coming out with a load of drivel, why should he wait until they finish? As Sad Professor said there's limited time on radio and TV.



I'm expecting journalist to do their jobs and not let politicians and others away with nonsensical excuses and other drivel.

I totally agree, but their are better ways to press the interviewee, rephrase the question and stop them going of the topic. Give the question over to someone else on the panel. And then point out that neither have answered the question.

Often Browne wants a simple yes-no answer to his question, and in fairness to his interviewees they often aren't just simply a yes-no question.

Or you stop the interview by saying, "I will stop you there and take that as a No and go to an ad break, some more non-answers after the break" and let them squirm out of that blunt reply

Koloman

Sad Professor wrote: »

No but a good interviewer should always demand a proper answer to an important question and not allow themselves to be walked all over. Politicians are very aware of the fact that there's limited time on tv/radio so when they get a question they don't like or don't know about, they waffle on and on about something else until the time is up. Irish politicians in particular are masters of this kinda of media filibustering. But Browne rarely stands it which I find very refreshing. Admittedly he sometimes goes too far. On his old radio show he would often spend 15-20 minutes heckling a politician over their refusal to answer a question.

It is still very entertaining though. He almost brought Barry Andrews to tears a couple of weeks ago.

I'd love to see Browne back on radio. Like maybe the Eamon Keane slot on Newstalk.

Maybe he could fill the Late Night Live slot on Newstalk? Lunchtime is too early in the day for Vincent!

J.S. Pill

monument wrote: »

I expect hear "you have not answered the question I asked" etc from any respectable broadcast journalist when a politician is talking nonsense.

As well as Browne, I've been Matt Cooper more and more lately.

If somebody is clearly talking way off the subject or just coming out with a load of drivel, why should he wait until they finish? As Sad Professor said there's limited time on radio and TV.

I'm expecting journalist to do their jobs and not let politicians and others away with nonsensical excuses and other drivel.

Damn right - Though I recall him once trying to get Joe Higgins to spell out what his ideas would mean if taken to their logical conclusion but he was very half-arsed when pressing Higgins about about it.

By the way, does anyone think that new newsreader, Geraldine whats-her-face is kind of cute? Didn't think so at first but I quite like her now.

Elmo

Koloman wrote: »

Maybe he could fill the Late Night Live slot on Newstalk? Lunchtime is too early in the day for Vincent!

I have a funny feeling that TV3 where planning to broadcast News Night on MORE FM had they got the license.

Damn right - Though I recall him once trying to get Joe Higgins to spell out what his ideas would mean if taken to their logical conclusion but he was very half-arsed about it.

Just like FF, seems all politicians are the same.

Koloman

I have to say I do not like Vincent Browne's IRELAND IN CRISIS nonsense over the last few days. I know it has to be discussed, but to have 4 hour long programmes on the issue is draining to watch! Give us a break Vincent!

Elmo

Koloman wrote: »

I have to say I do not like Vincent Browne's IRELAND IN CRISIS nonsense over the last few days. I know it has to be discussed, but to have 4 hour long programmes on the issue is draining to watch! Give us a break Vincent!

In fairness they are all doing it. RTE had Frontline a Prime Time special, while Sky News has a special ticker letting us how bad it is getting :eek:

snubbleste

My own opinion is that the Nightly News is the best current affairs programme currently on Irish TV.
Politicians seem to get an easy ride in the tv media in Ireland. We need our television journalists to be more bold and inquisitive like jeremy paxman and less like mark little.

I don't understand why Browne keeps on inviting Deirdre de Burca of the greens back onto the show, she's an expert at waffling and politic-speak!

Elmo

snubbleste wrote: »

My own opinion is that the Nightly News is the best current affairs programme currently on Irish TV.
Politicians seem to get an easy ride in the tv media in Ireland. We need our television journalists to be more bold and inquisitive like jeremy paxman and less like mark little.

I don't understand why Browne keeps on inviting Deirdre de Burca of the greens back onto the show, she's an expert at waffling and politic-speak!

I don't know if I would say it is the best, it lacks the reports of Prime Time and the guest are usually the same I think their resident bookie could give the show a rest

As for Deirdre De Burca she and her green friends are getting political speak lessons Mondays at 10am from Micheal Martin.